US136949A - Improvement in air-tight tin cans - Google Patents
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- ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Tin Chemical compound [Sn] ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title description 12
- 235000013399 edible fruits Nutrition 0.000 description 3
- 239000011888 foil Substances 0.000 description 3
- 241000251468 Actinopterygii Species 0.000 description 2
- 235000013311 vegetables Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 235000016213 coffee Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 235000013353 coffee beverage Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 235000020186 condensed milk Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000006378 damage Effects 0.000 description 1
- 235000019688 fish Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000013372 meat Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 235000013336 milk Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000008267 milk Substances 0.000 description 1
- 210000004080 milk Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 235000013599 spices Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 235000013616 tea Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000002699 waste material Substances 0.000 description 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
- B65D43/0235—Removable lids or covers with integral tamper element
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
- B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
- B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
- B65D2543/00537—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container
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- the object of this invention is to preventthe destruction of air-tight tin cans used for preservingfruits, milk, desiccated vegetables, fish, and meats, as well as spices, teas, coffee, and various other articles; and it consists in an air-proof top or disk soldered or fastened airtight to the top of the can, and in a tin cover combined therewith and used on the can the same as the cover of a tin pail.
- Figure l is a vertical section of the can taken on the line w :v of Fig. 2.
- Fig. 2 is a top view with the cover off, showing the foil top partly in section.
- A is the 'can, properly made of tin, of the size and proportion of the tin cans ordinarily used in preserving various articles air-tight.
- B is a top, made of tin-foil or other air-proof material, but preferably of tinfoil, which is tightly soldered or fastened to the rim of the can.
- 0 is the cover, which is fitted to the can so as to be removed at pleasure.
- D is the bail,
- the cans may be madesquare or in any other suitable form, and the cover 0 may be hinged to the can, if desired.
- the fruits, fish,,condensed milk, desiccated vegetables, &c. which are put up in tin cans for transportation to every part'of the world, and for use in all parts of the country, form a large item in the products and trade of the country.
- the tin cans as now used are, when emptied, thrown away.
- the quantity annually destroyed in the city of New York alone numbers many millions.
- My object (as before stated) is to prevent this great waste and allow the cans to be used over and over for the same purpose, or to become convenient receptacles of other articles, as small pails or vessels convenient for a great variety of purposes.
- the foil top B is readily removed with a knife where the can of fruit, &c., is to be opened. After the can is emptied it may be returned to the manufacturer or dealer, as it possesses value after use which the old can does not.
- the foil cover B in combination with the cover 0 and can A, as shown and described.
- a tin can provided with an air-tight top beneath the cover 0, as shown and described.
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Description
' UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.
JAMES W. WRIGHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO W. H. I. HOWE, OF
. SAME PLACE.
IMPROVEMENT IN AIR-TIGHT TIN CANS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,949, dated March 18,1873.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES W. WRIGHT, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Air-Tight Tin Cans, of which the following is a specification:
The object of this invention is to preventthe destruction of air-tight tin cans used for preservingfruits, milk, desiccated vegetables, fish, and meats, as well as spices, teas, coffee, and various other articles; and it consists in an air-proof top or disk soldered or fastened airtight to the top of the can, and in a tin cover combined therewith and used on the can the same as the cover of a tin pail.
In the drawing, Figure l is a vertical section of the can taken on the line w :v of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top view with the cover off, showing the foil top partly in section.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
A is the 'can, properly made of tin, of the size and proportion of the tin cans ordinarily used in preserving various articles air-tight. B is a top, made of tin-foil or other air-proof material, but preferably of tinfoil, which is tightly soldered or fastened to the rim of the can. 0 is the cover, which is fitted to the can so as to be removed at pleasure. D is the bail,
but the can may be made either with or without a bail.
The cans may be madesquare or in any other suitable form, and the cover 0 may be hinged to the can, if desired.
The fruits, fish,,condensed milk, desiccated vegetables, &c., which are put up in tin cans for transportation to every part'of the world, and for use in all parts of the country, form a large item in the products and trade of the country. The tin cans as now used are, when emptied, thrown away. The quantity annually destroyed in the city of New York alone numbers many millions. My object (as before stated) is to prevent this great waste and allow the cans to be used over and over for the same purpose, or to become convenient receptacles of other articles, as small pails or vessels convenient for a great variety of purposes. The foil top B is readily removed with a knife where the can of fruit, &c., is to be opened. After the can is emptied it may be returned to the manufacturer or dealer, as it possesses value after use which the old can does not.
Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The tin-foil top B, in combination with a can for preserving fruits, &c., air-tight, substantially as shown and described.
2. The foil cover B, in combination with the cover 0 and can A, as shown and described.
3. A tin can provided with an air-tight top beneath the cover 0, as shown and described.
JAMES W. WRIGHT.
Witnesses:
T. B. MosHER, ALEX. F. ROB RTS.
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